Thanks @Marlorena that's good to know. Now I can pour over their catalogue, so many to choose between. I am looking for a 4/5 foot tall repeat bloomer bush for the centre of a new bed. I like the look of "Sparkle", "Munstead Wood" and "Lady of Shalott" but not sure which way to go colour wise.😁
I see you have developed the art of moving roses around very well, @Mr. Vine Eye! Mine heart will definitely notice the absence. I will have to enact the rest of my hit list with stealth over winter. But ‘oh dear, it died ☹️‘ can only be used so often...
I think I am going to try Super Trouper - as I am going to adopt Marlorena’s pot it up first and see technique, that’s so much less hassle than planting it in the ground then discovering you don’t like it.
I’m having a bit of a late show in the garden, after a blooming poor performance over summer, so here’s a few from me today. In order of appearance - Harlow Carr, LD Braithwaite, Julia Child, Munstead Wood and Darcy Bussell:
I think I am getting to like Darcy Bussell again, as she was so much healthier this year, but my particular specimen splays her main canes near horizontally on the ground in a very inelegant way. It makes watering difficult. I don’t know whether it was just badly grafted or otherwise a poor specimen or whether they are all like that...
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
PS - @Marlorena, that is a seriously deep Munstead Wood colour - gorgeous.
I wish my Lady of Shallott was as healthy as yours. Sadly, mine is extremely prone to bad blackspot, she hates the heat and blooms very poorly after the first lovely flush. I get the odd intermittent bloom after that but they only last a day or two. She is the one I am struggling with the most on my ‘stay or go’ list.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
QE just didn’t have enough going for it compared to the others in the garden. Foliage is a dull colour and poor shape, the flowers are large but again just not very interesting to look at and I wasn’t a huge fan of the colour.
At least it was cheap - but it was taking up valuable space that I’m sure Lady of Shalott will fill much more pleasingly.
After a bad start this year, Bordure Camaieu is finally looking good.
It usually starts as orangy-yellow with orangy-pink edges and fades to a light yellow and pink mix. But it can be a colour changer - this was the same rose in summer.
Most of the time, there is some mix of yellow, orange and pink blooms. I bought it for a front of border position next to a pink rose and yellow rose and it blends these colours together well.
I realised I forgot to add 'Eyes for you' to my list of already ordered roses. I thought I ordered 6, apparently I ordered 7
Yes, 'Bordure Camaieu' is a cute little rose. I am thinking about getting 'Bordure Abricot' too, they are easy and colourfull filler, they would also make a nice pot pet or a low rose hedge.
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I think I am going to try Super Trouper - as I am going to adopt Marlorena’s pot it up first and see technique, that’s so much less hassle than planting it in the ground then discovering you don’t like it.
I’m having a bit of a late show in the garden, after a blooming poor performance over summer, so here’s a few from me today. In order of appearance - Harlow Carr, LD Braithwaite, Julia Child, Munstead Wood and Darcy Bussell:
I think I am getting to like Darcy Bussell again, as she was so much healthier this year, but my particular specimen splays her main canes near horizontally on the ground in a very inelegant way. It makes watering difficult. I don’t know whether it was just badly grafted or otherwise a poor specimen or whether they are all like that...
I wish my Lady of Shallott was as healthy as yours. Sadly, mine is extremely prone to bad blackspot, she hates the heat and blooms very poorly after the first lovely flush. I get the odd intermittent bloom after that but they only last a day or two. She is the one I am struggling with the most on my ‘stay or go’ list.
QE just didn’t have enough going for it compared to the others in the garden. Foliage is a dull colour and poor shape, the flowers are large but again just not very interesting to look at and I wasn’t a huge fan of the colour.
At least it was cheap - but it was taking up valuable space that I’m sure Lady of Shalott will fill much more pleasingly.